In a week, Anthony Castonzo's family and friends will gather at his suburban Chicago home, hoping to hear the 22-year-old's name called during the first round of the NFL draft. That might have seemed improbable to everyone who knew the 311-pound Boston College offensive tackle five years ago, when he was a 6-6, 220-pound high school senior without a scholarship offer.

So this is the way it will go. The Steelers will either have seven championships or the Packers four. Roethlisberger will either have his third ring and be climbing the ladder of Super Bowl quarterback greats, or Rodgers his first.

Want a true life story? I once asked a girl in chemistry class to the high school prom, and at the age of 38, was still waiting for the answer. But Mike Tomlin, at 38, might coach his second Super Bowl champion Sunday night. The caretaker of Steelers' Nation seems to be pretty good. For a kid.

For 12 seasons, Flozell Adams wore the star of the Dallas Cowboys. When he snaps on his helmet for Super Bowl XLV, it will be bear the three smaller, star-like symbols of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Though he was a five-time Pro Bowler as an offensive tackle in Dallas, Adams was part of just one playoff win in the six seasons the team made the postseason. Now, he'll play in the Super Bowl Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers have played major roles in the history of the Super Bowl (see Bart Starr, Vince Lombardi, Mean Joe Greene and Terry Bradshaw). Now, they will play in the next one Steel City vs. Titletown USA.

Hall of Famer Franco Harris and former running mate Rocky Bleier served as the Pittsburgh Steelers' honorary captains for Sunday's AFC Championship Game. The team then went out and honored them with a performance reminiscent of their legendary 1970s squads.

Finishing is what this December, January and possibly early February is all about for coach Mike Tomlin's 9-3 Pittsburgh Steelers. After securing a 13-10 fourth-quarter comeback win against the rival Baltimore Ravens to gain a one-game AFC North lead, safety Ryan Clark remembered the bitter feeling of winning on the final regular-season Sunday in overtime against the Miami Dolphins only to miss the playoffs at 9-7 one year after the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII.